mNemoscience GmbH
Development of shape-memory polymers
The shape-memory polymers were invented and developed by Prof. Andreas Lendlein in cooperation with Prof. Robert Langer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1998, these materials were granted and one year later the licence contract with MIT for provisional patent MIT Case 8042 was completed. mNemoScience GmbH owns exclusive rights for the worldwide commercial exploitation of these new materials.
Christian Palme
Krefelder Strasse 35
52070 Aachen
Germany
Phone: +49-2451-971180
Fax: +49-2451-971188
The company develops a new family of shape-memory polymers with extremely broad appliction potential. Independent of their present, temporary shape, these materials can also memorize a second, permanent shape. These materials are automatically transformed into this permanent shape upon a suitable external stimulus (e.g. temperature change).
mNemoscience’s technology can also be applied as carrier systems for cosmetic and beauty care products, the release of substances/active ingredients (capsule technology), as carrier materials for cell cultures, and as optical, electronic, and mechanical parts for control systems and recycling concepts. Of course, structural parts, e.g. car fenders, can also be conceived.
The following section contains a selection of the company’s most relevant patents. For comprehensive patent information please refer to the espacenet databases.
Related patents
- Shape Memory Devices
- Polymer Material Showing a Sharp Dependency of Tensile Strength in Relation to Two External Stimuli
- Use of Shape Memory Materials for Introducing and/or Liberating Reactants, Catalysts and Additives
- Shape Memory Composites
- Ionic Strength Sensitive Shape Memory Polymers and Compositions
- Macro-Diacrylates and Macro-Polyacrylates
- Shape Memory Materials Comprising Polyelectrolyte Segments
- Polymer Material Useful for Medical Devices
- Shape Memory Polymers ad Shape Memory Polymer Compositions Responsive Towards Two Different Stimuli
- Polyesterurethane
- Shape Memory Polymers
- Photosensitive Polymer Networks
- Cosmetic Compositions Comprising Polyol/Polyester Block Polymers
- Stents
- Method of Preparing Shape Memory Materials Starting from Standard Thermoplastic Polymers
- Method for Removal of Tubular Tissue Supports e.g. Stents from Human or Animal Hollow Organs, Involves Heating of Tissue Support to Temperature Below Transition Temperature, Till Softening
- New Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Containing Polypentadecalactone as Hydrophobic Component, Useful e.g. as Solubilizer or Dispersant for Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals
- Compressible tubular Material Support or Stent for Insertion into Vessels to be Supported has Tube Folded One or More Times in Its Longitudinal Axis in Temporary Form of Shape Memory Material
- Blends of Shape Memory Polymers with Thermoplastic Polymers
- Method for Treating Hair with Shape Memory Polymers
- Amorphous Polyester Urethane Networks Having Shape Memory Properties
- Method for Producing Shape Memory Effects in Hair
- Biodegradable Stents
- Stents
- Blends with Shape Memory Characteristics
- Biodegradable Stents
- Polymer Material Showing a Sharp Dependency of Tensile Strength in Relation to Two External Stimuli
- Self-expanding Device for the Gastrointestinal or Urogenital Area
- Systems for Releasing Active Ingredients, Based on Biodegradable or Biocompatible Polymers with a Shape Memory Effect
- Self-expanding Device for the Gastrointestinal or Urogenitalarea
- Method of Treating Hair with Form Memory Polymers
- Shape Memory Polymers
- Polymers Exhibiting Non-destructible Memory
- Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymeric Sutures
- Polymeric Networks
- Verfahren zur Haarbehandlung mit Formgedächtnispolymeren
- Polyester Urethanes
- Systems for Releasing Active Ingredients, Based on Biodegradable or Biocompatible Polymers with a Shape Memory Effect
- Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymeric Sutures
- Amorphous Polymer Networks
- Interpenetrating Networks
- Verfahren zur Haarbehandlung mit Formgedächtnispolymeren
- Method for Creating Shape Memory Effects on Hair by Combining Shape Memory Polymers with Cationic Active Ingredients
- Photosensitive Polymer Networks
- Shape Memory Thermoplastics and Polymer Networks for Tissue Engineering
- Memory-Thermoplaste und Polymernetzwerke zum Gewebeaufbau
- Blends with Shape Memory Characteristics
- Shape Memory Polymers